The power of planning - part one
Featured in the The Project Management Activity Pack training manual
By Eddie Davies
Category: Management
Credit price: 3 download credits (Single user)
‘Failing to plan is planning to fail’, unfortunately this is too often stated after an event has floundered. Hindsight can be a marvellous thing, but what a good project manager really needs is foresight.
You start the training activity by leading a general discussion which identifies the benefits that accrue when the participants think ahead and plan their projects. You then introduce the first of two techniques that are used in the early stages of the project planning process – Fishbone Analysis. You discuss the technique and then develop an example on a flipchart to illustrate the technique in action. The participants then practise in groups and review the results in a plenary session. You then introduce and demonstrate the next technique – the Work Breakdown Structure. The participants return to the same groups to continue the process and apply the technique by turning their Fishbone Analysis into a Work Breakdown Structure. Their results are once again reviewed in a plenary session. You end the training activity by encouraging the reflective process, urging the participants to use their learning review diary to review what they have learned from the activity, and to make a note of how they could apply these points to their work.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to introduce participants to the benefits they will accrue from planning their projects, giving them an opportunity to learn and develop the skills associated with two planning techniques.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 20 |
| Typical Duration: | 02:20:00 |
| No of Pages: | 13 |
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Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to be used at the early stages of any learning event that aims to develop a foundation of skills in managing projects.
Download the training activity, The power of planning - part one as featured in the Fenman training manual; The Project Management Activity Pack